Nursing Course Descriptions

NUR 100 Exploration of Nursing ... 1
Exploration of nursing from a broad view: nursing as a profession; educational requirements; advanced degree opportunities; the variety of roles in nursing practice; factors that promote student and professional success; and observation.

NUR 103 Introduction to Nursing ... 8
Prerequisites: ASMNT. NURS.; any required science course with a “C” or better. Each human being is presented as a unique individual, constantly responding to internal and external stimuli. The nursing process is emphasized as students apply principles of physical, biological, and social sciences. Basic nutrition and pharmacology are introduced. Nursing history and elements of health and disease are presented. Professional ethics and interpersonal relations are integrated throughout the course. Basic concepts of nursing are introduced and basic nursing skills are taught and practiced in the Nursing Laboratory. Corequisites: BIO 240, BIO 243, ENG 101, CHM 101, NUR 113, NUR 123.

NUR 104 Nursing of Adults and Children I ... 9
Prerequisites: BIO 240/243, CHM 101, ENG 101, NUR 103, NUR 113, NUR 123. Human growth and development is emphasized while studying human adaptive and maladaptive responses to disturbances in nutrition and fluid balance. Illnesses that interfere with these processes throughout the life span are presented with focuses on physiological, psychosocial, and spiritual aspects during each stage of development. Corequisites: BIO 241/244, PSY 101, NUR 114, NUR 124.

NUR 105 Nursing of Adults and Children II ... 3
Prerequisites: BIO 240, BIO 243, CHM 101, ENG 101, NUR 103, NUR 113, NUR 123, BIO 241, BIO 244, PSY 101, NUR 104, NUR 114, NUR 124. Adaptive and maladaptive responses to stressors that interfere with psychosocial homeostasis are presented. Current treatment modalities are emphasized with a historical overview of psychiatric therapy. Corequisites: NUR 125, NUR 104, NUR 114, NUR 124.

NUR 107 Pharmacology ... 3
Prerequisites: BIO 240, BIO 241. Elective on-line course that presents concepts of drug actions and how they affect various body systems and disease conditions. Provides concentrated, intentional opportunity for students to learn pharmacological principles and how they apply to care for humans.

NUR 113 Introduction to Nursing Laboratory ... 0
Teaching and practice of basic nursing skills and concepts in the nursing laboratory. Laboratory experiences include: vital signs, hand washing, making occupied and unoccupied beds, hygiene care, physical assessment, body mechanics, patient positioning, transfer, and ambulation, administration of oral, topical and mucosal medications, and administration of medication by injection. Corequisites: NUR 103, NUR 123.

NUR 114 Nursing of Adults and Children I Laboratory ... 0
Prerequisites: NUR 103, NUR 113, NUR 123. Teaching and practice of nursing skills and concepts in the nursing laboratory. Laboratory experiences include sterile techniques and dressings, binders and bandaging, urinary catheterization and bladder irrigation, intravenous therapy, nasogastric intubation and irrigation, gastrointestinal decompression, tube feedings, ostomy care and team medications administration. Corequisites: NUR 104, NUR 124.

NUR 123 Introduction to Nursing Clinical ... 0
Students care for patients in the nursing home and/or hospital/health care center. Ten clinical laboratory hours per week. Corequisites: NUR 103, NUR 113.

NUR 124 Nursing of Adults and Children I Clinical ...  0
Prerequisites: NUR 103, NUR 113, NUR 123. Students plan, administer, and evaluate nursing care to patients in pediatric, geriatric, medical and surgical units. Observation of developmental stages is provided in schools, hospitals/health care centers, and nursing homes. Twelve clinical laboratory hours per week. Corequisites: NUR 104, NUR 114

NUR 125 Nursing of Adults and Children II Clinical ... 0
Students plan, administer, and evaluate nursing care to selected psychiatric patients. Various treatment centers in the St. Charles County and St. Louis Metropolitan area are utilized for observation and participation. Twelve clinical laboratory hours per week, for three weeks. Corequisite: NUR 105.

NUR 200 Registered First Nurse Assistant ... 3
This AORN-approved class follows the core curriculum for the RN First Assistant. Six credit hours are awarded upon completion of the course. Three credits are earned through classroom/ theory presentation and internship. For eligibility requirements and registration packet, call (636) 922-8280.

NUR 220 RNFA Certification Clinical ... 3
Prerequisite: NUR 200. Supervised practice by surgeon mentor during actual surgical procedures. Documentation of procedures and activities is required. Must meet minimum clock hours to meet regulating guidelines.

NUR 253 Nursing of Adults and Children III ... 10
Prerequisites: BIO 240, BIO 243, CHM 101, ENG 101, NUR 103, NUR 113, NUR 123, BIO 241, BIO 244, NUR 104, NUR 114, NUR 124, NUR 105, NUR 125, PSY 101, BIO 245, BIO 247. The individual is considered as a part of a social unit, the family. The development of sexual roles is presented and the physical, psychosocial, and ethno cultural factors that influence it are considered. Adaptive and maladaptive responses of the mother, the neonate, and other family members to pregnancy and the birth process are examined. The human body’s responses to interferences with oxygenation of tissue are studied as it relates to respiratory, hematological, and cardiac systems. Corequisites: NUR 263, NUR 273, any two of the following: SOC 101, Literature or ENG 102, and US History or Government.

NUR 254 Nursing of Adults and Children IV ... 11
Prerequisites: BIO 240, BIO 243, CHM 101, ENG 101, NUR 103, NUR 113, NUR 123, BIO 241, BIO 244, BIO 115, PSY 101, NUR 104, NUR 114, NUR 124, NUR 105, NUR 125, NUR 253, NUR 263, NUR 273, and the two remaining of the following: SOC 101, Literature or ENG 102, and U.S. History or Government not taken with the prerequisites for NUR 253. Consideration of adaptive and maladaptive responses to stress is continued with the discussion of factors interfering with safety and security, activity and rest. Professional development is continued as nursing leadership; ethical aspects of care, and the legal-professional status of nurses are discussed. Corequisites: NUR 264. NUR 274.

NUR 263 Nursing of Adults and Children III Laboratory ... 0
Prerequisites: BIO 240, BIO 243, CHM 101, ENG 101, NUR 103, NUR 113, NUR 123, BIO 241, BIO 244, NUR 104, NUR 114, NUR 124, NUR 105, NUR 125, PSY 101, BIO 245, BIO 247. More advanced nursing skills are taught and practiced in the Nursing Laboratory. Laboratory skills include insertion of IV devices, care of central venous catheters, respiratory suctioning and tracheostomy care, EKG monitoring and chest drainage. Corequisites: NUR 253, NUR 273.

NUR 264 Nursing of Adults and Children IV Laboratory ... 0
Prerequisites: BIO 240, BIO 243, CHM 101, ENG 101, NUR 103, NUR 113, NUR 123, BIO 241, BIO 244, BIO 115, PSY 101, NUR 104, NUR 114, NUR 124, NUR 105, NUR 125, NUR 253, NUR 263, NUR 273, and the two remaining of the following: SOC 101, Literature or ENG 102, and U.S. History or Government not taken with the prerequisites for NUR 253. Nursing skills include more advanced physical assessment and change-of-shift communication. Corequisites: NUR 254, NUR 274.

NUR 273 Nursing of Adults and Children III Clinical ... 0
Prerequisites: BIO 240, BIO 243, CHM 101, ENG 101, NUR 103, NUR 113, NUR 123, BIO 241, BIO 244, NUR 104, NUR 114, NUR 124, NUR 105, NUR 125, PSY 101, BIO 245, BIO 247. Students plan, administer, and care for patients in labor and delivery, postpartum, and nursery units as well as in medical and surgical units in area hospital/health care centers. Twelve clinical laboratory hours per week. Corequisites: NUR 253, NUR 263.

NUR 274 Nursing of Adults and Children IV Clinical ... 0
Prerequisites: BIO 240, BIO 243, CHM 101, ENG 101, NUR 103, NUR 113, NUR 123, BIO 241, BIO 244, BIO 115, PSY 101, NUR 104, NUR 114, NUR 124, NUR 105, NUR 125, NUR 253, NUR 263, NUR 273, and the two remaining of the following: SOC 101, Literature or ENG 102, and U.S. History or Government not taken with the prerequisites for NUR 253. Gaining independence, students plan, administer, and evaluate total nursing care to patients and begin supervising others giving care. Emphasis is placed upon the nurse and patient functioning in a homeostatic milieu, with consideration of physical, psychosocial, ethnocultural and spiritual aspects of development. A 5-week preceptorship provides transition between student and practitioner. Sixteen clinical laboratory hours per week. Corequisites: NUR 254, NUR 264.